Chip Silverman

Howard Burton "Chip" Silverman, Ph.D, M.P.H., M.S., C.A.S.,[1] was the author of five books, coached the NCAA's only African-American college lacrosse team and was the former head of the Maryland Drug Abuse Administration.

Silverman was born on June 3, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the son of a grocer and a homemaker, and grew up on Queensberry Avenue in the city's Pimlico neighborhood.

Miles Harrison, a Baltimore surgeon, is about that team and was recently optioned to Warner Bros. A movie based on the book is currently in production.

[5] Silverman was also a Special Advisor to Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer for Substance Abuse Policy and the Director of the Drug and Alcohol Administration; he worked for the state for 26 years.

In addition to Ten Bears, Silverman wrote or co-authored The Block, The Last Bookmaker with Bob Litwin, Aloha Magnum with Larry Manetti and Diner Guys.